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Causes of death for NHL patients undergoing autologous HCT from 1990 to 2000 comparing <55 vs >55 years of age.
| ≤55 years | >55 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Causes of death | N (%) | N (%) |
| Number of patients | 1032 | 544 |
| Primary disease | 729 (71) | 370 (68) |
| New malignancy | 23 (2) | 18 (3) |
| Graft vs host disease | 5 (<1) | 0 |
| Interstitial pneumonia | 48 (5) | 32 (6) |
| Infection | 48 (5) | 30 (6) |
| Organ failure | 55 (5) | 41 (8) |
| Other cause | 124 (12) | 53 (9) |
